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Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 122816 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 31 Mar 2026

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Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the International Student Levy on the UK’s ability to attract international postgraduate research students and the consequential impact this would have on

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Answered by Josh MacAlister, 31 Mar 2026

Higher education (HE) providers are independent from government and are responsible for managing their own finances, including any impact from the International Student Levy (ISL). To support providers’ financial planning, the levy will be introduced in 2...